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8bit drummer lone digger4/15/2023 Alexander's interjecting grumbles are part and parcel to LEAVES' EYES sound (a beauty and the beast vibe they helped usher into fashion),but after such enhancement to Liv Kristine's ranges and carriages, the snarls just get in the way after too many appearances. "Symphonies of the Night" maintains its humming course with gorgeous if occasionally haunting siren calls from Liv Kristine, "Angels and the Ghost" being a prime example. Alexander Krull, who continues to play aural devil's advocate with his monstrous growls on the album, munches all over "Hymn to the Lone Sands" while Liv Kristine swoons then majestically stabs the choruses with her punctuated delivery. The dichotomous plotting of serene folk music in the beginning of "Hymn to the Lone Sands" as it's ripped asunder by a speedy metallic tempest leaves the listener breathless. Film scoring is all but inevitable for the Krulls at this point. "Saint Cecilia" strips the metal gone, leaving Liv Kristine to weave an intoxicating narrative amidst the synthesized score, fluting, piping and choral supplementation. The rootsy folk supplements to "Galswintha", "Saint Cecilia", "Hymn to the Lone Sands" and "Nightshade" are all sharply mixed or in some cases, showcased. Even more pleasurable, on "Galswintha", Liv Kristine fuses a gallivanting second persona into the song outside of her customary operatic guise. Her main lines are pressed snugly against "Fading Earth"'s power rock throb and that's something to be taught across-the-board to symphonic, folk and even Goth metal bands. Only with the overdubbed tracks do Liv Kristine's vocals float beyond a couple of seconds. On "Fading Earth", her pitch lowers for the most part, but it's her congruous pentameter to the song's fixed pulse that really impresses. On "Hell to the Heavens", Liv Kristine hits timbres surpassing even her expansive reach. Already superb in this band and THEATRE OF TRAGEDY a lifetime ago, the Norwegian livewire has spent obvious time expanding her ranges as well as her fluidity. One of the other notable improvements to LEAVES' EYES outside of the album's lustrous production by Alexander Krull is Liv Kristine's delivery. Whether you like this thread of metal or not, it's hard to ignore "Symphonies of the Night"'s energizing lilt. Without emulating their mainstream counterparts, LEAVES' EYES issues the most ear-pleasing, rock-oriented album they've yet conceived. "Symphonies of the Night" maintains that nuance, but the glaring difference from this album over LEAVES' EYES past efforts is its emphasis of groove. In the past, LEAVES' EYES have concentrated upon presenting histrionic metal soundtracks to Norse and Viking folklore. For certain, Liv Kristine Espenaes Krull and husband Alexander Krull have engineered a world-class resonance that now carries more conventional rock drive than ever before. NIGHTWISH, WITHIN TEMPTATION and EPICA overshadow them in the popularity department, but LEAVES' EYES latest album "Symphonies of the Night" stands to elevate them in the field. It hardly has anything to do with their talent. Accel World vs.Of all the symphonic and folk metal acts out there, LEAVES' EYES is one of the least-touted despite boasting a worldwide audience.502nd JFW Brave Witches VR: Operation Baba-Yaga.Oh, and if you want to know the PS4 games that don’t work on PS5 – we’ve got that covered too. Every PS4 Game That Works On PS5 – With thousands and thousands of titles available, we let you know every PS4 and PSVR title that plays on PS5 straight out of the box.
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